Harvard Art Museums > 1975.41.111.A-D: Four Sections of a Marble Frieze Architectural Elements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Four Sections of a Marble Frieze , 1975.41.111.A-D,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288267. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.41.111.A-D Title Four Sections of a Marble Frieze Classification Architectural Elements Work Type architectural element Date 1st-5th century CE Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman? Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288267 Physical Descriptions Medium Marble Technique Relief Dimensions A: 33 x 17.5 cm (13 x 6 7/8 in.); B: 33.2 x 16 cm (13 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.) C: 32.3 x 12.5 cm (12 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.); D: 32 x 19 cm (12 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Unknown, formerly of the Kevorkian Collection. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Hagop Kevorkian Foundation in memory of Hagop Kevorkian Accession Year 1975 Object Number 1975.41.111.A-D Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Sections of a marble frieze, from a building or other structure, decorated in relief in several registers. An egg and dart molding along the top of the block is separated from a tongue pattern by a very narrow, plain fillet. The tongues themselves surmount a narrow, plain fillet. Below this is a metope or continuous frieze course with a cushion-like figure with a curved edge and horizontal sides. What appear to be scales and/or feathers decorate this. The lower area of the flat space from which the figure projects is roughly worked, and one side of each block also has been left largely unworked. It seems likely, then, that each of these four pieces was set into another structure. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
